We must move forward in the days ahead with audacious faith. The moral arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.

How hard it is for people to live without someone to look down upon-really to look down upon. It is not just that they feel cheated out of someone to hate. It is that they are compelled to look more closely into themselves and what they don't like about themselves.

Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.

I'm concerned about justice. I'm concerned about brotherhood. I'm concerned about truth. And when one is concerned about these, he can never advocate violence.

‎It is a cruel injustice to tell a bootless man to pull himself up by his bootstraps.

Capitalism started out with a noble and high motive, but like most human systems it fell victim to the very thing it was revolting against.